Stephanie Feedback '17 will appear this summer in Mamma Mia at the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival’s 60th anniversary season.
Congrats to Brennan Martinez '17 who will be appearing in West Side Story at the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY.
Virginia Newsome '17 will appear as Minnie Fay in Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s production of Hello Dolly this summer.
Kevin Taylor '17 will appear in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert this Summer in Dallas, TX
Ryan Lambert '17 can be seen in “Singing in the Rain” at Main State Music Theatre and in “Mame” at North Shore Music Theatre this summer.
Congratulations to Taylor Paulson '18 who will be joining Clear Space Theatre Company for their productions of Footloose, Mary Poppins, and Rocky Horror in Rehoboth Beach, DE this summer.
Carley Dickey '18 will be playing Hermia in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as part of Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park.
Erika Hebron, BPA '09, and Ben Lanham, BPA '13, are in the National Tour cast of An American in Paris.
Dontee Kiehn, BPA '96, was Associate Director/Associate Choreographer for the original production on Broadway!
http://www.anamericaninparisbroadway.com/
Nicholas Reese, '18 will be appearing in Hello Dolly, Violet and As You Like It at Ozark Actors Theater this summer.
Five of our alumni are in companies nominated for Tony Awards: Colin Anderson in Carousel, Best Revival of a Musical; Lauralyn McClelland and Abby C. Smith in Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical, Best Musical; Sasha Hutchings and Heather Botts in My Fair Lady, Best Revival of a Musical.
More on our love of all things Tony-related at: www.okcu.edu/nova/tonyawards2018
Kudos to Eryn LeCroy – an alumna of the Christensen voice studio and McDaniel coaching studio, recently featured as Johanna in Sweeney Todd NYC – back on campus Friday for lessons as she prepares to star as Fiona in Pittsburgh CLO’s July production of Brigadoon!
Toi toi toi to alumna Eryn LeCroy, starring as Fiona in tonight’s opening of Brigadoon @ Pittsburgh CLO!
Alumni Jennifer Sanchez and Darius Wright and cast mates from Pretty Woman: The Musical performed live on this morning’s Today Show!
Bravo to alumnus Elliott Mattox, recently featured on Broadway in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, on booking the world premiere Pre-Broadway engagement of Beetlejuice! Based on the 1988 film, the musical comedy begins previews Oct. 14, and is scheduled to open Nov. 4 @ National Theatre Washington, D.C.!
Congratulations to Peyton Crim, an alumnus of the Holleman studio, on booking the role of Robert in the first national tour of The Play That Goes Wrong!
Brava to alumna mezzo-soprano Brennan Martinez, featured as a 2018 Young Artist @ The Glimmerglass Festival!
Brava to alumna Sarah Coburn-Rothermel on booking the title role in Donizetti’s “La Fille du Regiment” with Opera Carolina!
Toi toi toi to our alumni starring in the 2018 Bay View Music Festival’s production of Le nozze di Figaro! Representing OCU, all from the Christensen studio: Austin Martin (BMVP 2018) singing Figaro, Audrey Ballish (BMVP/MT 2017) singing Susanna, Jin Yu (MMVP 2018) singing Count Almaviva, and Christine Ebeling (BMVP 2017) singing Cherubino. Bravi tutti!
Kudos to Chicago-based alumna Nicole Baker, making her Towle Theater debut as Medium Alison in Fun Home, running July 14-through today! Previously, she was featured in Windy City Performs productions of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Hairspray. Brava!
Brava to alumna Mary Beth Nelson, reprising her role as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg this month in a performance of Scalia/Ginsburg: The Opera @ The Library of Congress with Derrick Wang, Composer-Librettist!